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A New Use for Medical Marijuana? - Consults Blog - NYTimes.com

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Some people with Tourette's syndrome smoke marijuana to relieve tics. Dr. Robert King and Dr. James Leckman of the Yale Child Study Center respond.

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Tags: Tourette Syndrome, Disease and Condition, Children's Health

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